Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Fun Fall Days

What we've been up to lately:

The kids enjoyed their Civic Education Class. j/k We did take them to vote, and then I covered the basics in school once we got home. We also went down to the cafeteria later in the evening and watched the votes come in. I think the kids mostly enjoyed all the noise, pizza and drinks. Although Lauren was really involved in watching the results.....which states were going for which candidate, etc.





Sometimes we pay a visit to Daddy at the office.




Two weekends ago, Kendall & Leanna came for the weekend. They stayed with us and visited the IKEA store. Leanna's first time, and judging by the way she piled up that cart, it surely won't be the last. LOL! (especially when you need that "Fruits of the Spirit" hat, Leanna) inside joke :)










Sunday was a time for pictures:
















visits with a darling little boy (Clayton)







good food (if I do say so myself!) and lots of laughs.












The end of last week, we visited the park on our way home from lunch. It was one of those warm, irresistable days that you just HAVE to spend outdoors.














While the boys played,













Lauren enjoyed a book. That's SO typical. It seems we have an AVID reader!











Every Monday, Lauren joins Caroline to homeschool , and I take the boys to Storytime at the library. Although Michael feels like he's too old for such things, he LOVES to join in at craft time. He was rather proud of all the Gingerbread boys he made.

























A couple weeks ago, we enjoyed a "day in the country". I have family that lives in Xenia. The kids call it "the Countryside". At any rate, we thoroughly enjoy the quiet and the scenery. My aunts raked dome leaves for the kids....MUCH to their delight.















The purpose of the raking was to throw the leaves at my cousin Darrell. He was attacked nearly as soon as he drove up!


















Here they are nearly buried.







They soon realized a leaf bag was the most efficient form of attack!






The boys got haircuts this morning, so when they got out of the tub they wanted me to comb their hair "all spikey". So here they are in the "spikey" hair!











3 comments:

Jana said...

LOVED seeing all the pics!! I've still got to make it to that IKEA Store--yet another reason to come to Cincy! :-)

Tamra said...

The boys are cute with their "spikey" hair!

Kendall and Leanna said...

Fun, fun weekend. Thanks for letting us stay with ya'll. Since I'm waiting on the IKEA store to open in charlotte next year, might just have to make another trip to Cincinnati soon to get my ikea fix. :)